Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 January 2017 September 2018
Status Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available
Price Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Black, blue, gold, pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) - 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G71
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.11% 73.79% 74.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3600 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 78 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) - -